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John Blundell Studentships - Adam Smith Institute, London
Applicants should have made a tangible contribution to (or can demonstrate a clear interest in the advancement of) personal and economic freedom; and be currently applying for, or undertaking, postgraduate courses or research work in the humanities and social sciences (particularly economics, history, philosophy and political science) at a recognised UK university (current postgraduate students will be considered as well as students who have not yet begun their studies). Single grants of between £3,000 and £5,000 towards fees and/or living expenses. Closing date 31 August each year. https://www.globaljobs.org/jobs/3985-london-united-kingdom-adam-smith-institute-john-blundell-studentships
Anglo-Danish Society Postgraduate Scholarships
For Postgraduate courses/research degrees to be undertaken in Denmark in the academic year Oct 2016 to July 2017. APPLICATION FORMS may be requested after 1st October 2015 by e-mail to [email protected]. Completed applications are to be submitted from 1st January 2016 onwards. Closing date for the return of completed applications is Tuesday 1st March 2016. http://www.anglo-danishsociety.org.uk/scholarships
John Fleming Travel Award - Art/Art History/Architecture
£2,000 research/travel award open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying art, art history or architecture. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a UK university, and must still be enrolled at the time of travel. Closes 1 December each year. http://www.aah.org.uk/funding/travel-award
University of Oxford - DPhil(PhD) Studentships in Synthetic Chemistry. Closing date 1 Dec 2015. http://jobs.world.edu/jobs/20-dphil-phd-studentships-in-synthetic-chemistry/

University of Oxford –DPhil (PhD)Research Programmes in Biochemistry. Closing date 8 January 2016. http://www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/aspsite/index.asp?sectionid=phdstudentships
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University of Hertfordshire - Climate Change and the Visual Arts - PhD bursary : “Climart: Visual art as a tool to trigger behavioural change in the public” in conjunction with NTNU, Norway. Closing date 22 November 2015 for Feb 2016 start. http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMD473/phd-with-fees-bursary-climate-change-and-the-visual-arts/

University of Glasgow - Art Conservation/Engineering - Leverhulme Trust PhD Studentship : From the Golden Age to the Digital Age: Modelling and Monitoring Historic Tapestries. Closing date 8 November for January 2016 start.http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=66447&LID=1853
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University of Southampton - PhD Studentships
* Ocean and Earth Science - NERC 2016 Studentships for Oct 2016 start. Closing date 4 January 2016.
* Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics - Manipulation of wall-turbulence using arrays of synthetic jets. Closing date 4 January.
* Water & Environmental Engineering - Biological nitrogen removal from wastewater via anaerobic ammonium oxidation pathway. Closing date 4 January 2016.
* Bioengineering - Nanoparticle engineering for fracture targeting. Closing date 1 Feb 2016.
* Acoustics, Signal processing - Next-Generation Microphones. Closing date 1 March 2016
Many more STEM PhD Studentships at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancies.aspx
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Bursaries just been announced for MA in Translation, MA by Research and PhD in Department of European Languages and Cultures at Lancaster University: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/european-languages/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/
Anyone know about extra funding i.e for living expenses when doing an MSc in UEA at all and how to apply for it if any at all.
Aston University. Birmingham - Computer Science - PhD Studentship - Software Engineering and Requirements Engineering for Self-adaptive, Autonomous and Self-aware Systems. Closing date 15 Nov 2015 for Jan 2016 start. http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=576

Aston University, Birmingham - Engineering / Applied Science - PhD Studentships x 2 : Multi-agent Systems and the areas of Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning and Computer Vision. One post includes a Teaching Assistantship. Closing date 15 Nov 2015 for Jan 2016 start. http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=576
JAPAN - Daiwa Scholarship for UK citizens
The Daiwa Scholarship is a 19-month programme of language study, work placement and homestay in Japan open to all UK students (UG, PGT, PGR). No previous knowledge of Japanese is necessary. Fully completed applications for 2016 must be received by 3 December 2015. .http://www.dajf.org.uk/scholarships/general-information
University College London/Great Ormond Street Hospital - Child Health Research - PhD Studentship Scheme. Closing date 13 November 2015. http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ALZ517/child-health-research-phd-studentship-scheme/

University of Nottingham - Chemistry - PhD Studentship: Ionic Liquids for Keratin Fibre Modification. Closing date 14 Nov 2015. http://jobs.world.edu/jobs/phd-ionic...-modification/
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden - 6 PhD Studentships in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Must speak fluent English. Closing date 201 Nov 2015. http://academicpositions.co.uk/ad/no-employer/2015/6-wasp-phd-student-positions-in-electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/52758/

University of Skövde, Sweden - Artificial Intelligence - PhD Studentship: Informatics with a specialization in Data Science. Must speak fluent English. Closing date : 25 November 2015. http://academicpositions.co.uk/ad/no-employer/2015/phd-student-informatics-specialization-data-science/52722/

University of Heidelberg, Germany - Mathematical and Computational Sciences - 12 PhD Studentships : 'Spatio/Temporal Probabilistic Graphical Models and Applications in Image Analysis'. All research conducted in English. Closing date 31 March 2016. http://academicpositions.co.uk/ad/no-employer/2015/12-doctoral-positions-tv-l-13-2/52559/
Kingston University, Surrey - Arts and Humanities - 2016 AHRC PhD Studentships. Research areas include Drama and Dance, English Language and Literature, Film, History, Media and Culture, Music, Modern European Philosophy. Closing date 6 January 2016. http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMI133/ahrc-phd-studentships-in-the-arts-and-humanities/

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London - PhD Studentship. Possible research areas : composition; choreography; performance science; performance studies; critical and contextual approaches to music and/or dance. Closing date 23rd November 2015 for January 2016 start. http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/about-us/job-opportunities/vacancies

University of Buckingham/National Gallery - Scholarships - MA :The Art Market And The History Of Collecting. Closing date 4 December 2015 for January 2016 start. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/research/ma-in-the-art-market-and-the-history-of-collecting
UEA: American Studies has a number of funded places available and, in addition to AHRC and general studentships, this year (entrance in Oct 2016) the School is offering two fully-funded studentships in two specific subject areas:Native American Studies; Environment, Space and Place

https://www.uea.ac.uk/arts-humanities/graduate-school/studentships
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The London NERC DTP is open for applications - fields include geology, geography, conservation, zoology and freshwater and marine sciences:
http://london-nerc-dtp.org/

Also if anyone is interested in zoology/conservation a lot of PhDs/work experience opportunities get posted out through the ZSL Science twitter account and it's affiliated scientists at @ZSLScience. Keep an eye out for their tweets listing the scientists over there and give them a follow as well.
University of Sheffield - Taught Postgraduate (Masters) scholarships - 100 scholarships worth £10,000 each for 2016 entry for UK/EU students who meet at least one of our widening participation criteria and/or students who achieve a first-class honours degree. If your application is successful you can use the scholarship towards fees or living expenses.Closing date 22 May 2016. www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/finance/sps
These are pretty niche (and only cover part time fees) but they aren't being advertised very widely either and funding for creative PhDs is worth shining a light on:smile: [also there's no requirement for an MA in the person spec]

Arts University Bournemouth - part time fees only bursaries for PhDs in the following areas:Creative Pedagogies, Plastics in art and design, Writing dress. September 2016 entry. Closing date for Writing Dress is 16 May, the other 2 1st June. http://aub.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/fees-studentships/ (Creative Pedagogies, Plastics in Art & Design and Writing Dress)
Cranfield University has some exciting opportunities.

https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/research-opportunities

REMS - This project is for research in the Offshore renewable energy sector, led by Cranfield in partnership with University of Oxford and over 20 companies.

STREAM - The Industrial Doctoral Centre for the Water Sector delivering excellence in water science and engineering in the UK. Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing - A partnership between Cranfield, Exeter and Warwick Universities, addressing challenges such as materials recovery from waste streams.

UP (Ultra Precision) - This centre develops advance ultra Precision products, technologies production processes, innovation and business practices.

DREAM(Data Risk and Environmental Analytical Methods) - Cranfield leads the universities of Birmingham, Cambridge and Newcastle and over twenty informatics industry organisations in this Centre.

STARS (Soils Training and Research Studentships) - This is a consortium of eight organisations focusing on soil science.
MRC Integrated Midlands Partnership for Biomedical Training (IMPACT)

The Integrative Midlands Partnership for Biomedical Training (IMPACT) is a Medical Research Council-funded doctoral training partnership between the universities of Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham, and the Research Complex at Harwell. This year up to 17 PhD studentships across the three institutions will be available. Themes covered include:

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Imaging: Molecules to Man

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Complex Diseases: Cells to Systems

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Precision Medicine: Pathology to Population Health


A number of projects are suitable for those with a mathematical, physics, computational or engineering background to get involve with biomedical-related modelling.

Application deadline: 16 January 2017

Further details: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/mds-graduate-school/scholarships/mrc-impact/index.aspx
MSc March 2017!

There are limited number of bursaries (up to 20% support to fee cost) for this new March 2017 intake.

Aerospace Manufacturing MSc: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/courses/...-manufacturing

Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems MSc: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/courses/...turing-systems

These are new Masters Course for a Start Date in March. As its a March, 2017 start date, applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.
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